Inside Man (2006)

Inside Man rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 423K votes

Rotten Tomatoes86%

Metacritic76%

TMDb7.404/10· 6K votes

With 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 76/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Inside Man

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

Cast of Inside Man

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  Denzel Washington

  as Keith Frazier

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  Clive Owen

  as Dalton Russell

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  Jodie Foster

  as Madeleine White

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  Christopher Plummer

  as Arthur Case

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  Willem Dafoe

  as John Darius

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  Chiwetel Ejiofor

  as Bill Mitchell

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  Carlos Andrés Gómez

  as Steve

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  Kim Director

  as Stevie

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  James Ransone

  as Steve-O

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  Bernie Rachelle

  as Chaim

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  Peter Gerety

  as Captain Coughlin

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  Victor Colicchio

  as Sergeant Collins

Inside Man facts

Budget

$45M

Box office

$186M

Collection

Inside Man Collection

Our take on Inside Man

Spike Lee's 2006 thriller turns a Manhattan bank heist into a taut battle of wits. When an armed, masked gang seals the doors and takes hostages, the detective assigned to negotiate their release enters the standoff distracted by corruption charges hanging over him. What begins as a familiar hostage drama gradually reveals a smarter, more layered game, where the real objective is not what it seems. Lee brings sharp dialogue, a vivid sense of New York and a cool, procedural intelligence to genre material. It rewards viewers who enjoy cerebral crime thrillers built on strategy and misdirection rather than shootouts, with a strong ensemble keeping the tension crackling throughout.